Rick Barry vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Barry

vs.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kyrie Irving 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kyrie Irving 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kyrie Irving 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kyrie Irving 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kyrie Irving 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kyrie Irving 23.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kyrie Irving 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kyrie Irving 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kyrie Irving 1,724

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kyrie Irving 272

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kyrie Irving 358

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kyrie Irving 105

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kyrie Irving 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kyrie Irving .455

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kyrie Irving .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.